Max de Pourtalès
Max Arthur Hubert de Pourtalès (born November 25, 1893 in Paris , † February 5, 1935 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French racing driver .
Career
Max de Pourtalès is one of the driver pioneers of the Le Mans 24-hour race . At the debut race of the event in 1923 , he was at the start together with his compatriot Sosthènes de la Rochefoucauld and reached tenth place in the overall standings.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1923 | Automobiles Bugatti | Bugatti Brescia 16S | Sosthènes de la Rochefoucauld | Rank 10 and class win |
literature
- Moity / Teissedre: 24 Hours of Le Mans 1923–1992 . Edition D'Art JP Barthelemy, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
Commons : Max de Pourtalès - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pourtalès, Max de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1893 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1935 |
Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine |